The lines for this boat were taken from an old E. M. white 16 ft pulling boat that belonged to Tom Henessey ,an outdoor columnist for the Bangor(Maine) Daily News. This boat was built in 2017 by Georges River Canoe in Warren Maine. They do restorations on old wooden canoes and fishing boats. Only a few of these boats are …
Red Jacket
RedJacket is a Staysail Schooner designed by Ted Geary and built by Blanchard Boat in 1920. She has been sailing for 104 years.
Deja Vu
The original Catspaw Dinghy is a traditional planked boat designed by Joel White. Deja Vu is an adaptation of the design to strip plank construction which consists of 1 X 1/2 inch yellow cedar strips edge glued together covered by fiberglass cloth. The transom and seating is constructed from Khaya (also know as French Mahogany). There is no internal frame …
Secretary Isle
Secretary Isle, designed by Frank Fredette and built in 1952 by John Nicholson of Victoria. Called a troller-cruiser by the designer. The hull is white oak frames with red cedar planking, fastened with square galvanized boat nails which are clench nailed one per plank. The decks are yellow cedar with teak planking laid fore and aft. The Keel is old …
Dog Paddler
This is a unique, sit-on-top wooden kayak I constructed that is designed by Bedard Yacht Design. It is a very stable kayak that is ideal for fishing, photography, or paddling around with your favorite pet. Its construction is a combination of the stitch-and-glue technique with reinforced stringers under the deck for strength and reinforcement.
Gipsy
1932 Danish 50′ sailing fishing ketch. Gipsy went to Greenland due to WWII. She fished there until early 1970’s. And was purchased by a Shipwright working in Greenland. Rebuilt enough to motor back to Denmark where she was outfitted with a new rig. She then proceeded to the Caribbean and down to the Falkland Islands. They were planning to spend …
Sea Nymph II
Sea Nymph II is a 1946 Ed Monk Sr. displacement hull bridge deck cruiser. 46′ X 13′ 6″ X 3′ 10″, built by the Grandy Boat Works, Seattle Washington. Flybridge added 1960’s – Ed Monk, Sr. designer. Hull is carvel planked cedar, oak ribs on 9″ centers. Cabin sides are 1″ mahogany. History: 1st Owner: From the Edwin Monk blueprints …
Pallin’ Around
In 2022, we bought this abandoned 50-year-old boat as a foreclosure from Pleasant Harbor Marina on the Hood Canal. As our first project as a married couple, we hauled Pallin’ Around out for two months in Port Townsend to restore her to a classic working boat. Nowadays, we cruise her up and down the Hood Canal with guests desiring a …
Dragons Fly
Dragons Fly was built in Bellingham WA, by Brown and Elder. A Bob Finch one off, 4 layer cold molded mahogany, over 2″ stringers. She has long chord fin keel, skeg hung rudder. She carries 170 gallon diesel in her keel, 200 gallons water of water in 3 separate tanks, and 2 propane tanks for cooking. 61’8″ mast, double spreaders …
Lux
Lux is Latin for ‘Light’. Lux began her career in the early 1980’s as the ‘Spirit of C-Troop’ – a training vessel for a troop of Sea Scouts in Vancouver, BC. Lux is one of seven sixerns built by the Whaler Bay Boatyard on Galiano Island. The Sea Scouts sold the boat to an anachronistic Viking society, who used her …